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USA Today
22-04-2025
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- USA Today
Former Alabama basketball player enters transfer portal for second time in five days
Former Alabama basketball player enters transfer portal for second time in five days Former Alabama basketball forward Sam Walters entered the NCAA transfer portal for the second time this offseason -- and the third time since the end of the 2023-24 season -- on Tuesday. Walters had announced just five days earlier that he was transferring from Michigan back to the SEC and to Mississippi State. Instead, his next stop on the transfer portal merry-go-round has him headed to the ACC and Dallas. Walters has signed with the SMU Mustangs, per a report from On3. Walters averaged 12.3 minutes with 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game with Nate Oats' Crimson Tide as a freshman in 2023-24 when Alabama went on a deep NCAA Tournament run and reached the Final Four for the first time in program history. He averaged 12.7 minutes, five points and 1.6 rebounds a night in 23 games for Dusty May's Wolverines last season before suffering a season-ending injury in February. Walters was a 4-star recruit out of Villages Charter School in Florida that committed to Alabama as the first signee in Oats' 2023 recruiting class. He was ranked the No. 68 overall recruit and No. 10 power forward by On3 coming out of high school. SMU finished 24-11 overall last season and was 13-7 in conference play, falling to No. 3 seed Clemson in the ACC Tournament. The Mustangs reached the NIT and defeated Northern Iowa before falling to Oklahoma State. Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion
Yahoo
20-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Former Alabama basketball player on Crimson Tide Final Four team reenters transfer portal
A former Alabama basketball player who was a member of the Crimson Tide's 2024 run to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament has entered the transfer portal for the second straight year. Forward Sam Walters, a reserve player on Alabama's 2023-24 team, reentered the transfer portal on Monday after spending 2024-25 with Michigan Wolverines and coach Dusty May. On3's Pete Nakos first reported the news. Advertisement Walters averaged 12.3 minutes a night during his freshman season at Alabama, which saw Nate Oats' team beat No. 1 seed North Carolina in the Sweet 16 and No. 6 seed Clemson in the Elite Eight before falling to the national champion UConn Huskies in the Final Four. He averaged 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game and shot 42.7 percent from the field in 37 games (no starts). Walters scored 15 points in the Crimson Tide's 87-74 loss to then-No. 4 Arizona on Dec. 22, 2023 in Phoenix. He had 14 points and four 3-pointers in the Tide's 98-93 overtime victory over the Florida Gators at Coleman Coliseum on Feb. 21. After transferring from Alabama, Walters played in 23 games this past season. He suffered a lower back injury and played his last game on Feb. 4. Walters averaged 12.7 minutes, five points and 1.6 rebounds per game at Michigan, which finished 27-10 and reached the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed. The Wolverines lost, 78-65, to No. 1 seed Auburn in the Sweet 16 last Friday in Atlanta. Walters, a 4-star recruit out of The Villages Charter School in Florida, committed to Alabama in 2023. He was the first player in Oats' 2023 class to commit to Alabama and was ranked the No. 68 overall recruit by On3 and No. 86 overall by 247Sports. Walters joins former Alabama standout Rylan Griffen in the transfer portal. Griffen also entered the portal Monday. Advertisement Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion. This article originally appeared on Roll Tide Wire: Alabama basketball transfer portal loss Sam Walters back in portal
Yahoo
17-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Former Alabama basketball player returns to SEC school after latest transfer portal stint
A former Alabama basketball player from the Crimson Tide's 2024 run to the Final Four is heading back to the SEC after one season in Ann Arbor with the Michigan Wolverines. Sam Walters, who averaged 12.3 minutes with 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game with Nate Oats' Crimson Tide in 2023-24, is joining Mississippi State and coach Chris Jans. Walters made the announcement Thursday. Advertisement The 6-foot-10 forward averaged 12.7 minutes for Michigan in 2024-25 and suffered a season-ending back injury in February. Walters averaged five points and 1.6 rebounds a night in 23 games with coach Dusty May's Wolverines. As a freshman at Alabama, Walters played 15 minutes in the Tide's 89-87 upset of No. 1 seed North Carolina in the Sweet 16 and 12 minutes in their 89-82 win over Clemson in the Elite Eight. He played in 37 games (no starts) his freshman season and finished in double figures seven times. Walters was a 4-star recruit out of Villages Charter School in Florida that committed to Alabama as the first signee in Oats' 2023 recruiting class. He was ranked the No. 68 overall recruit by On3. Mississippi State, which recently lost leading big man KeShawn Murphy (7.4 RPG) to Bruce Pearl and the Auburn Tigers in the transfer portal, finished 21-13 last season and was 8-10 in SEC play. The Bulldogs reached the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 season and fell to Baylor in the first round of March Madness, 75-72. Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion. This article originally appeared on Roll Tide Wire: Sam Walters returning to SEC after entering transfer portal
USA Today
17-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former Alabama basketball player returns to SEC school after latest transfer portal stint
Former Alabama basketball player returns to SEC school after latest transfer portal stint A former Alabama basketball player from the Crimson Tide's 2024 run to the Final Four is heading back to the SEC after one season in Ann Arbor with the Michigan Wolverines. Sam Walters, who averaged 12.3 minutes with 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game with Nate Oats' Crimson Tide in 2023-24, is joining Mississippi State and coach Chris Jans. Walters made the announcement Thursday. The 6-foot-10 forward averaged 12.7 minutes for Michigan in 2024-25 and suffered a season-ending back injury in February. Walters averaged five points and 1.6 rebounds a night in 23 games with coach Dusty May's Wolverines. As a freshman at Alabama, Walters played 15 minutes in the Tide's 89-87 upset of No. 1 seed North Carolina in the Sweet 16 and 12 minutes in their 89-82 win over Clemson in the Elite Eight. He played in 37 games (no starts) his freshman season and finished in double figures seven times. Walters was a 4-star recruit out of Villages Charter School in Florida that committed to Alabama as the first signee in Oats' 2023 recruiting class. He was ranked the No. 68 overall recruit by On3. Mississippi State, which recently lost leading big man KeShawn Murphy (7.4 RPG) to Bruce Pearl and the Auburn Tigers in the transfer portal, finished 21-13 last season and was 8-10 in SEC play. The Bulldogs reached the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 season and fell to Baylor in the first round of March Madness, 75-72. Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion.
USA Today
31-03-2025
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- USA Today
Former Alabama basketball player on Crimson Tide Final Four team reenters transfer portal
Former Alabama basketball player on Crimson Tide Final Four team reenters transfer portal NEW: Michigan forward Sam Walters has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, @PeteNakos_ reports. The former Alabama transfer averaged 5 points per game this — Transfer Portal (@TransferPortal_) March 31, 2025 A former Alabama basketball player who was a member of the Crimson Tide's 2023-24 run to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament has entered the transfer portal for the second straight year. Forward Sam Walters, a reserve player on Alabama's 2023-24 team, reentered the transfer portal on Monday after spending 2024-25 with Michigan Wolverines under coach Dusty May. On3's Pete Nakos first reported the news. Walters averaged 12.3 minutes a night during his freshman season at Alabama, which saw Nate Oats' team beat No. 1 seed North Carolina in the Sweet 16 and No. 6 seed Clemson in the Elite Eight before falling to the national champion UConn Huskies in the Final Four. He averaged 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game and shot 42.7 percent from the field in 37 games (no starts). Walters scored 15 points in the Crimson Tide's 87-74 loss to then-No. 4 Arizona on Dec. 22, 2023 in Phoenix. He had 14 points and four 3-pointers in the Tide's 98-93 overtime victory over the Florida Gators at Coleman Coliseum on Feb. 21. After transferring from Alabama, Walters played in 23 games this past season. He suffered a lower back injury and played his last game on Feb. 4. Walters averaged 12.7 minutes, five points and 1.6 rebounds per game at Michigan, which finished 27-10 and reached the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed. The Wolverines lost, 78-65, to No. 1 seed Auburn in the Sweet 16 last Friday in Atlanta. Walters, a 4-star recruit out of The Villages Charter School in Florida, committed to Alabama in 2023. He was the first player in Oats' 2023 class to commit to Alabama and was ranked the No. 68 overall recruit by On3 and No. 86 overall by 247Sports. Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion.
